I have found that the majority of people who are concerned about their personality type use the MBTI as a crutch to explain away behaviors and not take responsibility for their actions.
So you are right that 4 letter symbols are not what we are , but still we can look at them as "multitools" to use in survival situations when we do not have the full tool box that we keep at home.
I view these kind of tests as tools that can and should be used for a purpose.
For the individual, such a test should be a step to increased self awareness: What are my best and worst sides, and what triggers the best/worst in me? Then you might want to proceed to the next step: What do I want to improve to become a better version of myself?
For the group leader, such a test can be a tool for assembling a group with a higher probability of success for whatever project.
No tools are perfect, and some can be pretty harmful if used unwisely. In my view, if you take such tests and leave it at that it is pretty similar to take tool X out of your dad's toolbox, flap it around and play with it for a while, then put it back without ever realizing what X is for, how you use it and why.
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